Little Loop Program Opens Season With City Ceremony
The Little Pe Pony Leagues inaugurate their season Thursday at 7 30 p m with an eight inning all team game at Fair Park Little League field. Mayor Preslar will toss the first ball and Police Chief Russell will speak on the athletic program’s importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lockhoof
Ayor H. C. Preslar
Stan Musiails
Ades
Roussell
Fair Park
Steve Cowan
KCTX
Lockhoof
Tom Hestand
Official Denies Surety Company Is Now Broke
In Austin on June 11, the state sues ex-wrestler Ralph W. Hammonds insurance firm Lloyds of North America arguing the company is insolvent. Hammonds denies the charge as his counsel and the attorney general confer with Judge Charles O. Betts delaying the next court session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betts
Jones
Lloyd's of North
Bumper Wheat Crop Expected Despite Quotas
Washington reports final assurances of stiffer marketing quotas for wheat next year as Agriculture Department data shows a projected bumper 999.56 million bushels, aided by record winter wheat yields and drought rains, with demand steady and large old crop stocks held by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swashington
Agriculture Department
Ezra T. Benson
McCarthy Claims Army Probe Hit a Blank Wall
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy said his Army investigation hit a blank wall when probing higher ups for possible cover ups. Special counsel Ray H. Jenkins ended cross-examination as McCarthy defended Lawton's treatment and asserted cooperation declined under broader inquiries into loyalty and security reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Ray H. Jenkins
Wiscon
McCarthy
Mundt
Lawton
Jenkins
John G. Adams
Army
Joseph Welch
Charles Potter
R-Mich
Sen
Everett Dirksen
R-Il
Ray Jenkins
Welch
NEA
Solon Says Ike Farm Plan Won't Win Midwest
Sen. Milton R. Young warned the Republican party may lose the Midwest in future presidential contests if it adopts President Eisenhower's flexible price support program. Eisenhower pressed for immediate action amid surpluses and market decline, while Aiken backed the plan and Lovre predicted little impact on Congress as farmers favor rigid supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Milton R. Young
Eisenhower
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Harold S. Lovre
R-S.d
Lovre
Northwest Texas Braces for Scattered Thundershowers
Forecasts predicted widely scattered thundershowers across the Panhandle and West Texas, with rain and hail in Amarillo Dalhart and Balmo rhea Fort Stockton areas. A weak cool front sparked minor hail damage while a tornado alert from Amarillo to Gage Oklahoma expired without twists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Marfa
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Amarillo
Dalhart
Bal
Balmorhea
Gage
Okla
Presidio
Big Bend
San Antonio DAV Group Plans Burning Of National Magazine
A Disabled American Veterans group in San Antonio plans to buy and burn all copies of Collier's magazine after an article accusing the DAV service foundation of charity rackets. DAV Region 5 commander William A Turner alleges slander and seeks store cooperation to remove the issue from shelves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Dav Group
San Antonio
UPA
Disabled American Veterans Group
Collier's Magazine
DAV Servce Foundation
William A. Jack Turner
Region 5
Walter Corrigan
Somers
Turner
Youth Round-Up Set For Central Christian Church
Gene Brice of Sulphur Springs and Miss Charlotte Alliston of Pampa will lead a Christian Youth Round-Up at Central Christian Church from Sunday June 20 through Friday June 25. Sunday services start at 7 p.m. Weeknight services begin at 7 30. Sponsored by the church’s young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Brice Af
Aquatic School Opens Monday at Fair Park
The Western District Boy Scout aquatic school begins Monday morning and runs through June 25 at Fair Park. All Boy and Cub Scouts may join with no charge for lessons or pool use. Edwin Cato leads as chief instructor with Mack Bush and Charles Klutt handling levels and life saving. William supervises intermediate swimmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western District
Boy Scout Aquatic School
Fair Park
Spee Landrum
Edwin Cato
Bonehead
Mack Bush
Charles Klutt
William
Rhee Urges South Korea to Withdraw from Geneva Talks
President Syngman Rhee said South Korea should quit the Geneva conference, calling further talks a feather in Communist caps. He hinted a recall of the foreign minister and suggested leaving before the 90 day limit, possibly before the July deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhee
South Korea
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
United Press
Korea
Republic of Korea
Geneva
Ward Services Scheduled Today
Funeral services for Ras Madi son Ward 53 were to be held at 3 p.m. in Fundamental Baptist Church with Rev. J. E. Young officiating. Ward died at 1:30 a.m. Thursday at his Memphis home after a period of illness. He was born February 22, 1901 in Little River County Arkansas and lived near Paris before moving to West Texas 12 years ago. He married Peggy Wesley on May 5, 1945 in Memphis Texas. Ward was a painter and a member of Fundamental Baptist Church. Burial was planned at Childress Cemetery, with Spicer Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Ras Madison Ward
Fundamental Baptist Church
J. E. Young
Ward
Little River County
Ark
Paris
West Texas
Peggy Wesley
Memphis
Texas
Spicer Funeral Home
Childress Cemetery
Spicer’s
Mexico considers inter American meeting on Guatemala
Mexico announced a planned inter American ministerial meeting to study the question of Guatemala. Acting Foreign Minister Jose Gorostiza said Mexico would not commit now, citing concern over Communist influence and invoking the Rio de Janeiro Treaty and OAS Charter to trigger a possible discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Jose Gorostia
Mexico
Guatemala
Gorostiza
Rio de Janeiro
Organization of American States
Argentina
United States
Caracas
Luis Padilla Nervo
Padilla Nervo
Childress 4-H Grass Team Wins State Contest
The Childress 4-H grass judging team placed first in the State Round-Up and Judging Contests at Texas A&M College with a score of 690 points. Leonard King Jr led the team with 240 points, as W. E. Hafner noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Texas A&m College
Leonard King Jr
W. E. Hafner
King
A. V. King
Earl Willard
Gerald Wakefield
John Mills
Everett Groseclose
Wayland Trent
L. V. Perkins
Dwayne McKee
Jesse Parnell
Gayle Price
Joe Whitten
Carey
Hafner
Galveston
Judge Considers Parrs Motion in Grand Jury Probe
San Diego Texas June 11 State Attorney General John Ben Shepperd may obtain aid from the grand jury probe into George Parr's political regime. District Judge H D Barrow took the matter under advisement as Raeburn Norris seeks access to sessions and questions whether Shepperd is acting as 79th District Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Tex
John Ben Shepperd
Duval County
George Parr
H. D. Barrow
Raeburn Norris
Shepperd
Norris
Reynaldo Luna
Flanders Urges McCarthy Removal Over Senate Contempt Claim
Senator Ralph E. Flanders urged Senate action to remove Joseph McCarthy from chairmanships if he does not purge himself of contempt. He cited McCarthy’s failure to appear before a Rules subcommittee examining his finances and income taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph E. Flanders
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Flanders
Vermont
McCarthy
Senate Rules
Rules Subcommittee
Army-McCarthy
Army + McCarthy
Quanah Teen Enlists in U S Women’s Air Force
Jeanie Beall 18 of Quanah plans a career in the WAF after high school graduation. She spoke with Recruiting Sergeant Aubry Bailey in Childress and will report for basic training at Lackland AFB after exams in Amarillo. Her mother Mrs. Christine Beall accompanies her. her father Louie Beall served in the Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanie Beall
Quanah
Aubry Bailey
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
US Women's Air Force
Sgt
Bailey
Miss Beall
Christine Beali
IPE
Christine Beall
Childress
Beall
Sgt. Bailey
WAF
Midwestern University At
Wichita Falls
Louie Beall
Marine Corps
Library Club
the Pow Wow
Iowa Park
Dulles Warns Red China May Start Anti-US Drive
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned to San Francisco listeners that the Chinese Communists may undertake an ambitious plan to undermine the free world in the Western Pacific. He cited their sense of power and hatred toward the United States as possible motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
San Francisco
Up— Secretary of
John Foster Dulles
Western Pacific
Desegregation Discussed At Southern Governors Meeting
Richmond Va June 11 12 of 17 states may not comply voluntarily with the Supreme Court school desegregation ruling Gov Thomas Stanley Virginia said after a closed door session with 15 states delegates Newsmen were excluded to allow frank talk He noted no group plan was adopted and abolishing state schools was a last resort raised by Georgia and South Carolina legislatures
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Richmond
U.S. Supreme Court
Thomas Stanley
Virginia
Supreme Court
Stanley
West Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Delaware
Kansas
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
North
South Carolina
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Hale Services Set For Sunday
Funeral services for Arthur J. Hale will be held at 4 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church with Rev E J Price and Ben F McLeland officiating. Hale died yesterday in Childress General Hospital. Pallbearers include Johnnie Smith Carl Crow Dudley Cooper Floyd Easdon Robert Whitehead and Earl Whitehead. Flower committee members are Mmes B E Spraggins Doc Voyles Johnnie Smith Joe Pope Claude Dodson and Odis Owens. Interment will follow in Childress Cemetery by Newberrys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Hale
First Baptist Church
E. J. Price
Ben F. McLeland
Hale
Childress General Hospital
Johnnie Smith
Carl Crow
Dudley Cooper
Floyd Easdon
Robert Whitehead
Earl Whitehead
Mmes
B. E. Spraggins
Doc Voyles
Joe Pope
Claude Dodson
Odis Owens
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
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Kirke B. Lawton
Fort Monmouth
N. J. McCarthy
Karl E. Mundt
Rs.d
Solon
Ihe
Midwest
Demos
House Agriculture Committee
Clifford R. Hope
Morhea
Fort Stockton
Hereford and
Wink
Miles H. Draper
Foundation
Christian Church
Aquatic
Parr
Joe
Southern Governors’ Meeting
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